Improved refrigerator



tnited gister J. J. DoEPKEN, or LIMA, oHIo.

Letters .Patent No. 94,724, dated September 14, 1869.

IMPROVED REFRIGERATOR.

The S/chedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthesame.

To all whom it may concern Bc it known that I, J. J. DOEPKEN, of Lima,in the county of Allemand State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Refrigerators; and-I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and completedescription ofthe same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, making part of this speciiication, inwhich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the refrigerator.

Figure 2, a longitudinal vertical section.

Figure 3, a transverse vertical section.

Like letters of' reference refer to like parts in the views presented.

The nature of this invention relates to a refrigerator andprovision-safe, the construction and arrangement of which beingI suchthat barrels of beer or other liquids can be placed therein; also,articles of provision, as pies, meats, and anything desired to be keptcool and fresh-this refrigerator being intended for the preservation ofarticles of' food, as well as for keeping the same neat and clean, anddesigned more especially for restaurants, 85e.

In fig. 1, A represents the external case or wall of the refrigerator,the same being constructed of' wood, and of any desirable size.

Within the outer wall or case is an inner one, of sheet-metal, B, fig.2, thereby making the refrigerator double-walled, the space betweenwhich being filled with some non-heat-conducting material.

A' is a rod reaching from the bottom of the safe to' the top, therebyadding strength to the structure.

The upper part of 'the refrigerator is divided 'into two compartments,O, being for the reception ot' articles of food, which are placedtherein upon shelves or trays arranged for that purpose. Access is hadtherelto by means of the doors C', hing'cd to the case, as

shown in g. 1.

The lower compartment D is intended for ice, which is placed therein indrawers or boxes provided for that purpose, access Being had thereto bymeans of the doors D', fig. 1, hinged to the case in like manner as thedoors ofthe provision-compartment C.

The lower part E, of the refrigerator, is for liquor, which is placedtherein in barrels, F, fig. 3. VSaid barrels are placed upon a frame, G,the rear end of which is elevated, thereby giving the proper tip to thecask, so that its contents may be drawn olf.

Immediately below the cask is a drawer, H, thepurv pose of which is tocatch the waste and droppings from the ice and articles of food that maybe in the compartment above, thereby preventing an accumulation of wasteon the bottom of the refrigerator, which, as ordinarily constructed,cannot be readily removed, in consequence of the cask being in the way,whereas, by the use ofthe drawer, it can be easily removed, and therefrigerator kept clean and sweet, and free from any offensive odorsfrom the waste that may have accumulated at the bottom under the casks.

By this arrangement of the refrigerator, the ice-box is below thearticles of' food, and, therefore, the litter occasioned by the storageof ice cannot fall upon it, hence it is always safe from being injuredby the waste and droppings from the ice, which fall directly into thedrawer, by which it is easily removed from the refrigerator.

So, also, in filling the box with ice, it can de done without exposingthe entire inside of the refrigerator to the influence 0f the warm airwithout; or'in removing articles of food from the safe, or placing thesame therein, no exposure is made of' the inside to the external air;hence it is kept uniformly cool and free from in- `]ury.

As above said, this refrigerator is intended especially for the use ofrestaurants, and for such purpose it is found very convenient, safe, andeasily kept sweet and4 in good order.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is Y The case A B, provided with provision-chamber C, ice-boxes D,compartment E, having inclined frames G and water-drawer H, whenconstructed and arranged as her'ein described, for the purposespecified.

J. J. DOEPKEN.

Witnesses J. H. BURRIDGE, E. E. WAI'rE.

